{"id":27923,"date":"2017-11-13T07:51:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T12:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=27923"},"modified":"2017-11-13T07:51:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T12:51:43","slug":"when-a-zippo-is-not-enough-these-fire-starting-materials-could-be-a-lifesaver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=27923","title":{"rendered":"When a Zippo Is Not Enough, These Fire Starting Materials Could Be a Lifesaver"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a Zippo Is Not Enough, These Fire Starting Materials Could Be a Lifesaver<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/center>ReadyNutrition Readers, this piece is a reiteration of fire-starting basics in terms of materials to stockpile for yourselves, for your winter-fires or for a grid-down\/collapse event.\u00a0 You can place these materials in your home, in your \u201cBug-Out\u201d bag, your vehicle, and in your work locations.\u00a0 Sometimes the Zippo lighter is not enough, and you need a little more material in order to \u201ckick start\u201d your fires.\u00a0 Let\u2019s cover some of them as well as simple procedures to keep them waterproof.<\/p>\n

There are several types of stormproof and windproof matches.\u00a0 The company I recommend for them are UCO windproof and waterproof matches.\u00a0 You can purchase these at Cabela\u2019s or you can visit the site at UCO gear<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These guys deliver, and they come within a case that keeps them waterproof (even though they can be submerged under water and then struck on virtually any surface).\u00a0 At $5 to $7 they\u2019re a good investment.\u00a0 Strike anywhere matches can be waterproofed, however, they are hygroscopic, meaning they absorb moisture\/humidity\/water with time.<\/p>\n

Along with matches, you\u2019ll need a good lighter.\u00a0 Everyone is familiar with the Zippo<\/a>, that works on white gas\/Coleman fuel, as well as gasoline.\u00a0 They are good to have for a backup when the times are tough, and butane is in short supply.\u00a0 The drawbacks lie in the fact that they leak, meaning the lighter doesn\u2019t stay closed and loses\/evaporates its fuel.\u00a0 Also, you need flints and wicks<\/a> with them.<\/p>\n

For disposables, I really like the ones made by Djeep<\/strong><\/a>, a French firm.\u00a0 They are short, rectangular, and stubby, and they both take a beating and are dependable.\u00a0 It can\u2019t hurt to pick up a few dozen of them.<\/p>\n

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When a Zippo Is Not Enough, These Fire Starting Materials Could Be a Lifesaver ReadyNutrition Readers, this piece is a reiteration of fire-starting basics in terms of materials to stockpile for yourselves, for your winter-fires or for a grid-down\/collapse event.\u00a0 You can place these materials in your home, in your \u201cBug-Out\u201d bag, your vehicle, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2582,16999,12881,17000,17001,6787],"class_list":["post-27923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survival-2","tag-fire","tag-fire-starter","tag-jeremiah-johnson","tag-lighter","tag-matches","tag-ready-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27924,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27923\/revisions\/27924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}